Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday night. According to the information, after his health deteriorated, he was admitted to AIIMS, Delhi late in the evening, where doctors declared him dead. According to the information, his last rites will be performed with state honors tomorrow i.e. on Friday. But do you know when state mourning or national mourning is declared?
Who declares state mourning?
Let us tell you that earlier only the Central Government used to announce state mourning in the country. But after the change in rules, the state government can also declare state mourning. However, earlier this announcement could be made only by the President on the advice of the Central Government. All the states of the country can now decide for themselves whom to give state honours. Not only this, many times the state and central governments declare separate state mourning.
What is state mourning?
When a big leader, artist or any such personality dies in the country, who has sacrificed everything for the honor of the country. In that situation state or national mourning is declared. The Central Government’s 1997 notification states that no public holiday is necessary during a state funeral procession. As per the rules, mandatory public holidays have been abolished. Now, only if the President or the Prime Minister dies while in office, then there is a holiday. But the government can declare a holiday if it wants.
national flags are lowered
At the same time, during state mourning, according to the rules of the Flag Code of India, the national flags hoisted in important offices including the Assembly, Secretariat remain at half mast. Apart from this, no formal and government program is organized in the state. There is also a ban on celebrations and official entertainment during this period. An important aspect of national mourning and state mourning is the funeral with state honours.
How many days can state mourning last?
Now the question is for how long can the state mourning last? Let us tell you that the state government declares state mourning as per its convenience and personality. For example, after the death of Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, three days of state mourning was declared across the state. A 7-day state mourning was declared on the death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
all programs are canceled
After the declaration of state mourning, all entertainment and cultural programs organized in any government building including Secretariat, Ministry are cancelled. During this time only special work tasks take place, there are no outside programs.
